The Comic Book Makers
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1887591354 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great layout and reprints and good insight on artists and" according to Kindle Customer. Great layout and reprints and good insight on artists and writers of the Golden Age. At least from Mr. Simon's perspective.. The Real history of Comics The top headline of the book says it all.`The Young men in the golden age of Comic Books were as bizarre as the characters they created.'Joe Simon was one of those men. He, along with Jack Kirby, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, and a host of others toiled in the early comic book trenches blanketed in anonymity for decades. The major creators were well paid for a time, then their fortunes fell and many died in poverty, obscurity, and bitterness. Fortunately, with the rise of Comic Book Scholars and Historians, and the growing necessity to record the events of the Golden Age of Comics, we have `Comic Book Makers.'The. "Deserves to be on the Shelf of any Comic Fan" according to The Midwest Book Review. There is an old adage that goes something like; 'Don't walk the walk unless you can talk the talk', and I have to say, when it comes to the history of comic books, Joe Simon can walk it and talk it with the best of them-he was there. He created or co-created: Captain America and Bucky, Boy Commandoes, Fighting American, Boys Ranch, The Fly, Manhunter, Sandman, The Newsboy Legion, the entire genre of romance comics and more. He worked on Dick Tracy, Captain Marvel, Joe Palooka, and many others uncredited. He was the first Editor-in-Chief at Marvel Comics, and at various times an editor at DC Comics, Archie, Harvey, and F
From the Publisher This is a Deluxe, Limited Edition signed by Joe Simon!
Joe Simon deserves applause." -- Will Eisner.. Meet the crime comics editor who would himself be accused of a gruesome murder; the horror artist who was periodically released from a mental hospital in order to meet his publishing dead-lines; the famous Senator Estes Kefauver, whose sub-committee investigated comic books as a cause of juvenile delinquency; and dozens of other fascinating personalities."The Comic Book Makers is like a school reunion, lavish with anecdotes that fill in the gap of threadbare memory. Meet the crime comics editor who would himself be accused of a gruesome murder; the horror artist who was periodically released from a mental hospital in order to meet his publishing deadlines; the famous Senator Estes Kefauver, whose subcommittee investigated comic books as a cause of juvenile delinquency; and dozens of other fascinating personalities.In
He would continue to create other icons of popular culture on his own and with collaborator Jack Kirby, including Fighting American, The Boy Commandos, romance comics, and the Fly. Joe Simon, after creating Captain America, was appointed the first editor-in-chief of Timely comics, the company that would become Marvel Comics. Jim Simon is a published author of fiction and nonfiction books. The sci-fi graphic album, <